Marvel's Luke Cage (Netflix - 2016)

Marvel’s Luke Cage Netflix Series Casts Alfre Woodard In Major Role

Deadline is reporting that Alfre Woodard (State of Affairs, The Last Ship) is finalizing a deal to play the co-starring role of Minetta, a powerful local politician “who will have an impact on Luke Cage’s life.” Additionally, it’s being reported that the character is a version of the Luke Cage and Iron Fist villain from the comics, Black Mariah.

Woodard joins the previously cast Mike Colter, who will debut as Luke Cage in Jessica Jones when the series premieres in the fall. Southland and Ray Donovan writer/producer Cheo Hodari Coker will serve as showrunner and executive producer of Luke Cage. Additionally, it was previously reported that Power Man villain Cornell Cottonmouth could appear as an antagonist on the series.

Introduced in 1973, Black Mariah was the leader of a group of New York criminals called the Rat Pack, though she didn’t have any notable powers. After a run in with Luke Cage, she turned to drug dealing, but was defeated by Iron Fist, Power Man and fellow Heroes for Hire. She has only made a handful of appearances throughout the history of the Marvel comics.

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Se filtró la sinopsis (no oficial):

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According to Heroic Hollywood, the series will feature a character named Willis Stryker – better known as Diamondback – as the primary antagonist. The villain was reportedly prominently featured in the Luke Cage film script that was in development back in the mid-2000s. Former childhood friends, Luke Cage and Diamondback both fell in love with Reva Connors, who is said to be the love interest on the upcoming Netflix series. Here’s the reported synopsis for the show:

“Luke Cage is a former gang member who is framed for a crime. In prison, he volunteers for a medical experiment that goes awry, giving him super strength and bulletproof skin. Using his newfound powers, Cage escapes and becomes a hero for hire. His archenemy is Willy Stryker, a former childhood friend from Harlem. The two committed petty crimes together, and both fell for the same woman, Reva Connors, which led to their eventual falling out. It was Stryker who framed Cage for a drug deal that sent him to prison.”

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Luke Cage: Theo Rossi Joins Netflix Show Cast As Potential Villain

According to Deadline, Theo Rossi has joined Luke Cage as a regular cast member. At this point, reports indicate that he could be playing the Luke Cage comic books-born villain Shades a.k.a. Alvarez, though it is unconfirmed exactly which role will be playing. Nonetheless, Deadline‘s source describe Rossi’s character as being someone who is “relentless and menacing, smooth and manipulative, street-smart and controlling,” which could certainly apply to Shades.

Moreover, Deadline’s report has provided further confirmation that Rosario Dawson – who played Claire Temple in Daredevil and is set to return for Jessica Jones – will also appear on Luke Cage.

Luke Cage: Simone Missick Cast As Female Lead

Jessica Jones debuts in a only a few months, where Mike Colter will first appear as Luke Cage before starring in his own series. That series begins filming soon and has already begun rounding out its main cast with actors Alfre Woodard and Theo Rossi. Joining them, will be Simone Missick as Missy, a character described as having a “strong sense of justice,” but whom comic book fans may recognize as the bionic-armed crime-fighter, Misty Knight.

Marvel Comics first introduced Misty Knight in 1975 and the black woman detective with killer martial arts skills and (eventually) a bionic arm very obviously bares the influence of the era’s blatant blaxsploitation and obsession with Kung Fu.

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David Tennant's Purple Man is in Netflix's Luke Cage

David Tennant has been spotted on the set for Luke Cage, revealing that Purple Man won't be a one-and-done villain for Jessica Jones and might have more to do in the Marvel Universe than initially expected. Thus far for Luke Cage, the only villains we knew of were Alfre Woodard as Harlem politician Mariah Dillard and Mahershala Ali as her cousin, Cornell “Cottonmouth" Stokes. Now, with Purple Man thrown into the mix the deck looks much more stacked against our hero for hire.

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The Emmy-nominated actress will be playing Soledad Temple, the mother of Rosario Dawson’s Claire Temple. Details about her role in the series are being kept secret for now as production gets under way.